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Power Plant Construction and QA/QC Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy

Engineering Technology Division. Power Plant Construction and QA/QC Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy. Overview. Definition Dam and Power History Types Conventional Power Tidal Power Pumped Storage Power Cost and Development

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Power Plant Construction and QA/QC Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy

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  1. Engineering Technology Division Power Plant Construction and QA/QC Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy

  2. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Overview • Definition • Dam and Power History • Types • Conventional Power • Tidal Power • Pumped Storage Power • Cost and Development • Sample Hydroelectric Project • Future Development

  3. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Definition HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY - The production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. ½ pound per foot As Area Flow TF As Flow Pressure

  4. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy History of Dams Egypt ~2600 BC China ~500 BC Romans ~100 AD France ~1100 AD

  5. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy History of Dams – First Hydroelectric 30 September 1882 Appleton, Wisconsin For: Appleton Paper Co. By: H. J Rogers

  6. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Size CategoryStorage (acre-feet)Height (feet) Small <1000 <40 Medium >1,000 and <50,000 >40 and <100 Large >50,000 >100 1 acre-foot = 43,560 sq ft by 1 foot deep 1 acre is 208.7 by 208.7 ft

  7. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Conventional Power Dam

  8. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Conventional Power Dam

  9. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Tidal Power

  10. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Pumped Storage Power

  11. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Pumped Storage Power

  12. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Cost and Development

  13. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Sample Hydroelectric Project

  14. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Future Development

  15. Section 1.5– Hydroelectric Energy Questions?

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